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1 earthquake
noun (a shaking of the earth's surface: The village was destroyed by an earthquake.) jarðskjálfti -
2 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) stórslys; náttúruhamfarir- disastrously -
3 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) aðvörun2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) aðvörun, viðvörun -
4 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) áfall2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) (rafmagns)lost3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) högg, kippur4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) lost, geðshræring2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) fá á, setja úr jafnvægi, hrylla- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) hármakki -
5 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) jörðin2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) jörð3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) mold4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) land5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) greni6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) jarðtenging2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) jarðtengja- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
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6 experience
[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) reynsla2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) (lífs)reynsla2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) reyna, upplifa -
7 quake
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8 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) klettur, bjarg2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) steinn, grjót3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) brjóstsykursstöng•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) rugga, vagga2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) vagga, róa3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) skaka(st)•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rokk
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